Toy.



No. 669,700. Patented Mar. l2, 19m. A. s. mew-1n.

TOY.

(Application filed July 20, 1900.1

(No Modal.)

INVENTOR v r TTORNEY AROHIMIDES S. KEEVER, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 669,700, dated March12, 1901.

I Application filed July 20, 1900. Serial No. 24,253. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AROHIMIDES S. Knnvnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Golumbus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement of toys; and the objects of myinvention are to provide an inexpensive and attractive toy which isdesigned to impart a buzzing sound when properly manipulated and toproduce certain improvements in construction and arrangement of theparts of said toy, which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter.These objectsI accomplish in the mannerillustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a face view of the toy. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line a; or of Fig.2.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I construct my improved toy in the form ofafly, of which 1 represents the oblong body, which, as indicated in Fig.3 of the drawings, is of sufficient thickness to impart a desirablerigidity thereto. On its rear face, at its ends, the body 1 isreinforced or enlarged rearwardly, as indicated at 2, and said body isprovided with an oblong opening 2. Secured to the front face of the body1 is a plate 3, having in its lower portion the form of said body andhaving rising therefrom wing-shaped projections 4. The outer face ofthis plate is suitably printed or decorated to imitate the body andwings of a fly.

5 represents a rubber band, which is stretched horizontally about andmade to embrace the ends of the fly-body, said band passing over theenlargements 2 and being detachable. Connected with the head of the flyis one end of a cord 6 of suitable length. As indicated at 7, I form theends of the body of the fly with a desirable number of notches, with thedesired ones of which the rubber band 5 may be made to engage, for thepurpose hereinafter set forth. Over the opening 2 in the body I secure astrip of rubber 8.

The manner of manipulating the toy to produce the desired resultconsists in grasping the outer end of the cord or string 6 and whirlingthe body of the toy rapidly through the air. This continued rapidcircular motion of the toy-body results through contact of the air withthat portion of the rubber band which bridges the enlargements 2 and thestrip of rubber 8, which bridges the opening 2 in imparting a buzzingsound similar to that of a fly. It has been found that by increasing ordecreasing the tension on the rubher band, which may be accomplished byslightly changing the angle at which it extends across the body of thefly and engaging the band with different notches 7, a perceptible changein the tone of the buzzing may be produced.

It will be seen that a toy constructed as above described may beproduced at an exceedingly low cost of manufacture and that the same maybe produced in a neatand attractive form and the face of the plate 3printed in such colors as may be desirable.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toy, the combination with the body 1 having raised and notchedend portions and projecting wing portions, of an elastic band bridgingthe ends of said raised portions and a cord connected at one end withsaid body, substantially as specified.

2. In a toy, the combination with the body 1 having raised end portionsand an opening formed in said body, of an elastic band bridging theraised end portions of said body and a strip crossing the opening insaid body and a cord connected at one end with the body, substantiallyas specified.

ARCHIMIDE$ S. KEEVER.

In presence of W. L. Monnow, A. L. PHELPS.

